The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 164

Yuan Ji and I stood outside the courtroom along with the crowd, Lan Yu and Shen Mo were scattered a few steps away.It was summer at this time, the weather was hot, and there hadn't been any major cases that could arouse the interest of the people recently, so there were very few people who came to the government office to watch the trial.

"Who is in the hall?" Zhang Song patted the gavel lightly and shouted.

"My lord, Lin Zhixiong, a grassroots man from Fuzhou Lin's Commercial Company, wants to file a complaint with the Shipping Department. This is a complaint. Please have a look at it, Your Excellency."

A yamen servant took the petition and handed it over to Zhang Song.

Zhang Song pretended to be careful, and after reading it, he handed the complaint to Ye Mengding and said, "My lord, please read it over."

"Well, Mr. Zhang, in the past few days, I have heard many soldiers mention you, Mr. Zhang, in the naval camp, saying that you can still judge the case impartially, and you only need to proceed with the trial in the normal way." Ye Mengding finished watching Then he said calmly.

"Normal way?" Zhang Song cursed secretly, "What is the normal way of bullshit? These high-ranking adults always talk between two things."

Zhang Song is also a veteran in the officialdom, and his mind turned quickly: "Lin Zhixiong, you sued the Shipping Department for not being fair and forbidding your monosodium glutamate to be shipped overseas, isn't it?"

"Sir, it is."

"Monosodium glutamate is a new item. According to the laws of our dynasty, before the court has made a conclusion, the ship divisions of various places have the right to define whether it is a prohibited item. Therefore, the government believes that it is not considered a prohibited item by the ship division. Illegal."

"Your Excellency." Kong Jian bowed and argued, "For such items, before the court has no clear instructions, according to the past practice, the shipping departments of various places can release them after taxing similar goods. All shipping companies are handled in this way, without exception, 30 years ago, Quanzhou Pujia exported spices to Java for the first time, and it was also the first time that spices were shipped out. The release brought alive the overseas sales of Quanzhou, and even the entire Fujian Road, so that the tax revenue of Quanzhou once reached about [-]% of the whole country. The monosodium glutamate is so similar to the original spices, but the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Department listed new products like monosodium glutamate as prohibited goods for the first time, which is unheard of in our dynasty, and there must be something strange in it, please check it out.”

"Hehe, where did Lin Zhixiong find the litigator? He really has two brushes. No wonder the government doesn't like litigants." I laughed secretly.

"The government will ask the shipping department for evidence on this matter. What is their purpose. As for the strangeness in what you said, is there any evidence?"

"My lord, we have no evidence yet."

"That means this is just your one-sided story?"

Lin Zhixiong said anxiously: "My lord, if there is nothing strange, how could the shipping department make such a judgment?"

Zhang Song put on a straight face, and held up the gavel, but in the end he patted it lightly, and said: "This government asks you a question, and you only need to answer yes or no."

"Yes, my lord." Kong Jian said hastily.

"The Department of Shipping's decision will be verified by the government, but there is no personnel from the Department of Shipping today, and we need to verify this matter with them in court. Someone, tell the person from the Department of Shipping to come to court tomorrow."

After Zhang Song finished speaking, he looked at Ye Mengding and said, "My lord, how good do you think?"

Ye Mengding nodded and said: "Well, Mr. Zhang's move is very appropriate. We can only make a conclusion after obtaining evidence. This officer agrees."

"Withdraw from court and retrial tomorrow."

"My lord, Zhang Song obviously wants to delay."

"Well, let's go. Let Ye Mengding investigate this matter. If the officials of Fujian Road are willing to procrastinate, just procrastinate. The longer the time, the more things may be found out."

"Young master, do you want to use Fujian Road?"

I shook my head: "This time I only beat but not beat. If I want to beat, I guess there are not many officials left on Fujian Road."

"Only knocking but not beating, just continuous interrogation?" Yuan Ji asked thoughtfully.

"Well, that's right. Our focus is still in the middle of the court. After the matter in the middle of the court is completely resolved, it will be easier to deal with it below. This is like the relationship between the upper beam and the lower beam. If the upper beam is straightened, should the lower beam follow suit?" Right, or you will be eliminated. If the lower beam is straight first, it will still be wrong if it is pressed by the wrong upper beam. Therefore, to cure the root cause, it must be from top to bottom.”

"See you, son."

At afternoon application time, Zhang Song hurried to Chen Xinshu's mansion.

"My lord, in today's hall..."

Chen Xinshu interrupted: "Why panic, I already know what happened in the hall today, so what did Lord Ye say to you later?"

"My lord, Lord Ye said that he came to Fujian Road this time to investigate the matter of land surveying by the emperor. A few days ago, the Ministry of Commerce inspected the land survey and found that Fujian Road was very false. The emperor was furious, so he sent Lord Ye again. Come."

"Well, last time the lower levels did go a little too far. The Ministry of Commerce was newly established and naturally wanted to make a contribution in front of the new emperor. This time the Ministry of Commerce will definitely think that Fujian Road does not give him face and gossip in front of the emperor, so the emperor Only then will Master Ye be sent here."

Zhang Song didn't dare to say that when the land was surveyed, the Fuzhou government under his jurisdiction was also in a mess, but he had Chen Xinshu's approval in advance, otherwise no one would blatantly make false accounts to fool the officials.However, based on Zhang Song's understanding of Chen Xinshu, if the imperial court really wants to investigate strictly, Chen Xinshu will definitely give up his guards and wash himself clean.

After a while, Zhang Song bit the bullet and said, "My lord, how should we deal with Lin Zhixiong?"

"Normal interrogation is enough, just master the rhythm. In the evening, the old man and Mr. Shi will have a banquet for the imperial envoy, so you should also go to accompany him."

"Yes, my lord." Zhang Song cursed again in his heart, it's still a normal trial, what exactly is normal.

"Okay, you go down first, remember to greet him at the door early at night."

"Yes, Zhang Song resigns."

After Zhang Song left, Chen Huainan, the supervisor of Fuzhou Shipbuilding, and Jiang Baoshan, a staff member of the Chen family, came out from the back room.

"Mr. Jiang, what do you think of Ye Mengding's trip to Fujian Road this time?"

"It was too sudden." Jiang Baoshan said, "The imperial envoy made an inspection tour, but the local government didn't even know about it. There has always been only one possibility for this matter."

Chen Huainan asked, "What's possible?"

"That's why the imperial court wants to manage the officials here."

Chen Huainan's face changed slightly, "No way."

"Sir, you are right. It's just that Lord Ye's trip this time is a bit strange. After coming out of the Navy Camp, he went straight to Fuzhou Mansion. It's not easy to explain. Is it just for Lin Zhixiong's monosodium glutamate?"

Chen Huainan said: "Third Uncle, what should we do, you have to give your nephew an idea about this matter."

"Why are you panicking? Monosodium glutamate belongs to the middle ground. As long as you don't get caught taking bribes, even if the emperor himself comes, he can't do anything to you."

"Third Uncle, you have taken the lead." Of course, Chen Huainan did not dare to say these words.

Jiang Baoshan nodded and said: "Your Excellency is right, and it is impossible for the imperial court to send an imperial envoy for a small Lin's firm, let alone this monosodium glutamate is not made by the imperial court."

Chen Huainan said: "I heard that it was made by a business firm called Shifeng in the capital."

"Huainan, you go back first, remember to tell the people of the Pu family, no matter what method you take, you have to rot this matter in your stomach."

"Understood, third uncle."

"Mr. Jiang, the current situation in the imperial court is complicated. Since the new emperor came to the throne, the prime minister, who was originally the dominant power, seems to be suppressed by the imperial power, and the later power often shows it in silence, and rarely expresses his attitude. I always feel that the three powers are full of power. The situation will not be too long, maybe I should choose to stand in the team."

"My lord, according to our original understanding, the character of the prince and the current emperor is completely different from the same person. If the emperor has been forbearing before, then I think this person is too scary, so if my lord wants to choose, I agree to stand The emperor's side."

"Sir, do you think the imperial power will win?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Let's discuss this matter in the long run." Chen Xinshu thought for a while.

"My lord, I think the matter should be decided in the morning."

Chen Xinshu also knows that the benefits of standing up for the team earlier will be greater, but at the same time the risks will also increase.This is more cruel than in the business field. Once you stand on the wrong team, it is not a matter of making less money. At the least, you will lose your official position, and at worst, your life may be at stake.As the patriarch of the big Chen family on Fujian Road, even if Chen Xinshu was not thinking about himself, he had to think about the big Chen family behind him.